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Turk Mountain

Turk Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turk Mountain rises to 899 m in Virginia. Big Flat Mountain stands 1,033 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill Run Shelter, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49085281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
899 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12560, -78.80087

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Crimora Park: 3.5 mi
  • North Park: 5.3 mi
  • Constitution Park: 6.1 mi
  • Playground: 6.6 mi
  • Rife Park: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 46
Historic sites: 34
Museums: 24
Gardens: 18
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 8.8 mi
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 19.4 mi
  • Greene County Park Pavillion: 23.2 mi
  • South River Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Turk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat MountainNE 40°1,033 m11.0 mi
Trayfoot MountainNNE 22°1,025 m7.3 mi
Cedar MountainNE 38°1,010 m8.1 mi
Bucks Elbow MountainESE 115°964 m3.4 mi
Little Flat MountainNE 44°954 m10.5 mi
BlackrockNNE 27°944 m7.3 mi
Calf MountainSSE 163°908 m3.2 mi
Pinestand MountainNNE 32°906 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5320:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2916:1816:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 5 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356566758

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